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Miranda Devine: New FBI chat logs reveal extraordinary ‘gag order’ senior leadership used to shutdown any Hunter Biden laptop discussion

The conversations, withheld by the FBI under Director Chris Wray, show that senior leadership issued an internal “gag order” on the laptop. 

Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs on Canada in bid to roll back presidential emergency powers

Four Senate Republicans joined forces with the chamber's Democrats to reject President Trump's emergency justification for implementing tariffs against Canada, dealing the president the first legislative loss of his second term.

Why voter ID won in Wisconsin

Hours after Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) finished breaking former South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history, Wisconsin overwhelmingly voted in favor of adding voter identification requirements to the state’s constitution on the same night its voters sent a Democrat to the state’s Supreme Court. The Wisconsin voter identification win […]

Booker says he hoped floor speech would be something that ‘would unify our caucus’

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Wednesday he hoped to unify the Democratic party with his marathon floor speech this week after the caucus grew bitterly divided in debates over the continuing resolution last month. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Booker described those tense moments behind closed doors last month,...

Vance, Harris seen as top 2028 White House contenders

Vice President JD Vance and former Vice President Kamala Harris are seen as top contenders for the White House in 2028 by their respective parties, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The poll, released Wednesday, asks Democrats and Republicans whom they would consider supporting in the 2028 presidential election and asks which person would be...

Second COVID nursing home death’s case against Cuomo tossed

A second lawsuit accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration of being responsible for nursing home deaths in 2020 has been dismissed.

Trump commutes prison sentence of Hunter Biden’s ‘fall guy’ Jason Galanis

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Jason Galanis, a convicted ex-business associate of Hunter Biden, whom Trump officials described as the “fall guy" for the former first son’s business dealings.

Blue state sheriff vows to ‘eliminate’ major tax if elected governor: ‘We will work immediately’

A candidate for California governor suggests scrapping the state’s income tax altogether in a move that could send a political earthquake through the Golden State.

Trump-backed bills targeting activist judges, noncitizen voting head for House-wide votes

Republicans are targeting the courts and noncitizen voting in a pair of bills advancing the Trump administration's agenda this week.

SCOTUS rulings this term could strengthen religious rights protections, expert says

The Supreme Court has three major religious rights cases this spring, which could alter how much freedom religious groups have in tax exemptions and school choice.

Melania Trump to focus on love as a ‘universal language’ at International Women of Courage Awards

EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump will recognize courageous women from all corners of the world at the State Department Tuesday and is expected to celebrate “the extraordinary strength of women who embody love in action around the globe."

Trump threatens Iran over nukes as DNI Gabbard claims Tehran is not building bombs

The intelligence community does not yet believe Iran is moving toward a nuclear weapon, according to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

First major swing state election of 2025 turns into referendum on Trump, Musk

Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Wisconsin to decide if conservatives or liberals will control the majority on the key Midwestern battleground state's supreme court, in a race that has become a referendum on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

What to know about Senator Booker’s overnight speech

Sen. Cory Booker spoke throughout the night in a speech to challenge Senate Republicans about their support of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Top Dems sue Trump over executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections

President Donald Trump's executive order to overhaul the nation's elections now faces two legal challenges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Vance doubles down after Trump admin admits ‘error’ sending man to Salvadoran prison

Vice President JD Vance said a man the Trump administration sent to a Salvadoran prison in error had "no legal right to be here" when questioned about the alleged mistake.

First election test for Trump’s term surprisingly close in FL, GOP looks to increase razor-thin House majority

Voters in two congressional districts in Florida head to the polls as Republicans aim to keep control of both solidly red seats and strengthen their fragile House majority, despite the Democrat candidates massive fundraising advantage.

Senate Dem to block VA nominees to protest DOGE cuts

President Donald Trump's nominees at the Department of Veterans Affairs face a new roadblock to Senate confirmation in Sen. Ruben Gallego.

Booker delivering marathon Senate speech against Trump admin, Elon Musk: ‘Inflicted so much harm’

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., spoke out against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the Senate floor throughout the night after beginning his marathon speech at 7 p.m. Monday.

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